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Name this species?

samer

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I found this one under some leaf litter along side a smaller creek in Ottawa, Ontario. Anyone have an idea of what kind?
 

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AdvythAF

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Looks like some kind of Plethodon. Maybe Plethodon cinereus? I think they can have a coloration like that. Someone with more experience in that area could probably give a better ID.
 

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Eastern redback salamander, Plethodon cinereus. Other plethodontids occur in Ontario and Quebec, but the redback is the only one in that area, and the only one which looks like this [albeit a dark color phase].
 
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